diff --git a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5 b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
index 457761c..527951b 100644
--- a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
+++ b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ceb1b278b0861c976dfecc91cb64e53d  ./lib/attacks/xss_scan/__init__.py
 21faf4679cdeaa731029a48f8963d6e7  ./lib/attacks/nmap_scan/nmap_opts.py
 1faa2b5dfad6eb538bbfe42942d2a9da  ./lib/core/errors.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./lib/core/__init__.py
-5392b02b920d752276b7c0e3720c4b16  ./lib/core/settings.py
+87904590ab380357ad31a1ee75a6d504  ./lib/core/settings.py
 f8dca2fa45acb95f7081546bf6aec025  ./lib/header_check/__init__.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/google_search/__init__.py
 5974e78ce4035d14005fd1a00a3655d2  ./var/google_search/search.py
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 0fab1e8..26b321a 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ CLONE = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner.git"
 ISSUE_LINK = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner/issues"
 
 # current version <major.minor.commit.patch ID>
-VERSION = "1.2.16".format(PATCH_ID)
+VERSION = "1.2.17.{}".format(PATCH_ID)
 
 # colors to output depending on the version
 VERSION_TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 92, "other": 30}